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Lake Effect Snow Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 18, 2020, 3:34 PM EST for Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 18, 2020, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2020, 3:34 PM EST (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2020, 11:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2020, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 226 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 667 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 805 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow warning went out at Jan 18, 1:33 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 1:33 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 OHZ007>010-192030- Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ003-006-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-192030- Lucas-Wood-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull- Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow- Holmes-Knox- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast Ohio and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ012-089-192030- Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ002-192030- Southern Erie- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ001-192030- Northern Erie- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ013-014-PAZ003-192030- Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Crawford- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ011-192030- Cuyahoga- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LEZ144-145-164-165-192030- Lake Erie nearshore waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH- Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH- Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LEZ142-143-162-163-192030- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH- Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH- Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Low Water Advisory. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Low Water Advisory. Gale Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LEZ061-147>149-167>169-192030- Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH- Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH- Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Lake Erie and eastern Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LEZ146-166-192030- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH- Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH- 325 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 18, 11:54 AM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:34 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 14 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain, Ottawa and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 18, 9:57 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | CLE | 21 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 32 hr |
Nearby
Lake Effect Snow Warnings in Ohio, 2020Lake Effect Snow Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2020Every lake effect snow warning in 2020
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.